There is no 'specification' requirement for BD burners.
If you are intending to purchase one, whether internal or external (USB) then any well known brands will work, however this may depend on your Windows version, ie Windows 10 and 11 should have no issues, older versions may not see the burner.
Tips:
Avoid cheap burners - I use LG for internal drives, and a Verbatim USB drive for my laptop.
Use reputable branded discs, I use Verbatim and Ritek printable discs.
When burning, do not burn at the full rated speed of the disc. I get higher burn reliability using a burn speed one or 2 speed steps down from the disc maximum.
I found this on the LG site regarding specifications for burning a large Blu-ray disc.
CPU
Intel@Pentium D 3.2GHz or Higher (with USB 2.0)
Recommended
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz or higher
HDD
30GB or more of available space (60GB for Blu-ray Disc authoring)
RAM
1GB or Higher
BD Movie Playback CPU
Following CPU recommended -Intel: E6400 or higher
Graphic Card
Card recommended with following GPU (Graphic Processing Unit)
nVidia
GeForce 7600GT or higher / GeForce 8400 or higher Graphic Card Driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria.
ATI
ATI Radeon HD 2400 or higher Graphic Card Driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria.
Windows 10. No mention of Win 11 although I suspect if John and others are on Win 11 then the drives also work on Win 11.
The only thing of concern from a modern machine is I would think is ensuring enough spare C: drive space for authoring.
Do make sure your current machine is compatible with the latest version of Magix Movie Studio though or you won't be able to use the authoring section. Preferably meeting all the suggested requirements for HD.
There is no 'specification' requirement for BD burners.
If you are intending to purchase one, whether internal or external (USB) then any well known brands will work, however this may depend on your Windows version, ie Windows 10 and 11 should have no issues, older versions may not see the burner.
Tips:
Avoid cheap burners - I use LG for internal drives, and a Verbatim USB drive for my laptop.
Use reputable branded discs, I use Verbatim and Ritek printable discs.
When burning, do not burn at the full rated speed of the disc. I get higher burn reliability using a burn speed one or 2 speed steps down from the disc maximum.
I found this on the LG site regarding specifications for burning a large Blu-ray disc.
CPU
Intel@Pentium D 3.2GHz or Higher (with USB 2.0)
Recommended
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz or higher
HDD
30GB or more of available space (60GB for Blu-ray Disc authoring)
RAM
1GB or Higher
BD Movie Playback CPU
Following CPU recommended -Intel: E6400 or higher
Graphic Card
Card recommended with following GPU (Graphic Processing Unit)
nVidia
GeForce 7600GT or higher / GeForce 8400 or higher Graphic Card Driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria.
ATI
ATI Radeon HD 2400 or higher Graphic Card Driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria.
Windows 10. No mention of Win 11 although I suspect if John and others are on Win 11 then the drives also work on Win 11.
The only thing of concern from a modern machine is I would think is ensuring enough spare C: drive space for authoring.
Do make sure your current machine is compatible with the latest version of Magix Movie Studio though or you won't be able to use the authoring section. Preferably meeting all the suggested requirements for HD.
Ray.
Thank you so much for your feed back. It's very much appreciated.
There is no 'specification' requirement for BD burners.
If you are intending to purchase one, whether internal or external (USB) then any well known brands will work, however this may depend on your Windows version, ie Windows 10 and 11 should have no issues, older versions may not see the burner.
Tips:
Avoid cheap burners - I use LG for internal drives, and a Verbatim USB drive for my laptop.
Use reputable branded discs, I use Verbatim and Ritek printable discs.
When burning, do not burn at the full rated speed of the disc. I get higher burn reliability using a burn speed one or 2 speed steps down from the disc maximum.
HTH
John EB
Thank you so much for your feed back. It's very much appreciated.
There is no 'specification' requirement for BD burners.
If you are intending to purchase one, whether internal or external (USB) then any well known brands will work, however this may depend on your Windows version, ie Windows 10 and 11 should have no issues, older versions may not see the burner.
Tips:
Avoid cheap burners - I use LG for internal drives, and a Verbatim USB drive for my laptop.
Use reputable branded discs, I use Verbatim and Ritek printable discs.
When burning, do not burn at the full rated speed of the disc. I get higher burn reliability using a burn speed one or 2 speed steps down from the disc maximum.
HTH
John EB
Thank you so much for your feed back. It's very much appreciated.
Thanks for your recommendation of burning the disc. I can use all the suggestions possible.
I bought a non major brand blu ray burner called MthsTec External Optical Drive model XD007. Magix Movie Studio software identifies the burner as a Pioneer type burner, and its not at all Pioneer brand. I suspect here's some kind of mismatch even though there's no error.
My movie is complete with chapters and table of contents. I verify hyperlink chapters everything works. I'm ready to burn disc.
After a successful disc burn, when I play the newly burned disc, the table of contents does not work. None of the chapters can be accessed on a blu ray player on PC, or when connected to player on TV. You have to play the disc from beginning and fast forward, or rewind to access chapters.
So I'm thinking maybe I need to get a major brand if blu ray burner for start.
. . . . Magix Movie Studio software identifies the burner as a Pioneer type burner, and its not at all Pioneer brand. I suspect here's some kind of mismatch even though there's no error. . . .
From information I can find the BD drive is appears to be a non branded clone masquerading as a Pioneer drive.
. . . . the table of contents does not work. . . . .
How did you create this, a screenshot of it and the links would help?
. . . . None of the chapters can be accessed on a blu ray player on PC, or when connected to player on TV. You have to play the disc from beginning and fast forward, or rewind to access chapters. . . . .
What did you edit in, and add to the menu template?
Did you test the Chapter links in MMS from the Disk creation page - see video clip below, note the chapters are enabled as indicated in the about 10 secs into the video and this is a standard template with no modifications.
I would suggest you get a couple of BD-RE discs for the first burn so you do not waste discs creating coasters or with issues, once you get a successful burn and it plays as required then you can copy the disc to a permanent BD disk and re-use the BD-RE for the next project or fixing issues.
I'm trying to determine what are the minimum requirements are for the Blu Ray burner for the Magix Movie Studio 2024 installed on my PC?
Thank you John. I will replace my current Blu-Ray for a main brand burner and create some more Blu-Rays, then I'll re-evaluate, screen capture, and send my data. Thanks again I Appreciate your feedback. -Rudy